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Safe injection sites save lives, but aren’t the whole solution!
‘There’s no therapy for any other addiction that begins with a safe place to indulge in the addiction’ A safe injection site will save lives. No contest there. But a safe injection site or Consumption and Treatment Services as the govern...
WTF? – Give Addicted Drug Users Injectable Heroin – Canadian Government
A national research group recommends health-care providers offer injectable medical-grade heroin or another prescription drug to severely addicted patients if treatment with oral medication has not worked to reduce cravings for people wh...
Looking For The Next Big Thing
This trend (which probably isn’t going anywhere any time soon) piggybacks on the one mentioned above. As functional medicine clinician Dr. Bryan Walsh recently said on in an interview, “How many people buy a whole bunch of books on a...
Can Cannabis Reduce Opioid Use in Addicts?
Legalizing cannabis may have a role to play in decreasing opioid mortality rates. “It’s an evolving idea that was thrust into the forefront when U.S. states legalized cannabis,” says Clarke. “Opioid mortality dropped in those sta...
Video Game Addiction is a Mental Disorder
Think your kid is addicted to video games? There could be something to it. The World Health Organization made video game addiction an official mental health disorder. The Geneva-headquartered organization added “Gaming disorder” to the ...
Illicit Drug use in Canada and the Stats
Like in many countries, illicit drug use is an ongoing problem in Canada. In particular, much like the United States, Canada is currently experiencing an opioid epidemic, which has seen increases in hospitalizations and deaths due to her...
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